Flour sifter



Dec. 8, 1931. T, C;- MELlSH 1,835,235

FLOUR SIFTER Filed NOV. 9, 1929 lFles.)

Patented Dec. 8, 1931 UNITED S'EIYESA THOMAS G. MELISH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO FLOUR SIFTER Application led November This invention relates to an improved construction for flour sifters, designed with the objects of constructing a sifter in which sanitation is an important factor, in which greater rigidity and strength have been attained, and in which greater comfort in the handling of the sift-er has been accomplished through the elimination of raw or rough edges on the parts which door are liable to come into contact with the hands ofthe user.

These and other objects are attained in the flour sifter described in the following specification a-nd illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view disclosing a flour sifter embodying my invention, portions being broken away toshow details thereof.

Fig. 2 is a partial perspectiveview showing the upper portion vof the body, handle and handle mounting of my improved sifter. 1

Fig. 8 is a partial perspective view showing the lower portion of the body, handle and handle mounting of my improved sifter.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 4--4 of the upper handle mounting shown in Fig. 2.

My improved sifter consistsof the principal elements embodied in the cylindrical shell or body 5 of the sifter, to which the usual handle 6 is attached. The detail of improvement incorporated in my improved sifter, consists of the means by which the handle is attached to the body.

In the usual sifter the handle is attached C to the body by means of arms which are usually made of sheet metal. These sheet metal arms are made of strips cut to the proper length and provided with lugs for attachment to the body of the sifter and with pins, bolts or other means attaching their opposite ends to the handle. At times, the handle is even made as an integral part of the arms so as to eliminate such pins or bolts. ln each of these constructions the strip of metal used to form the arms is one having itsedges raw, rough or sharp so that in handling the sift-er the hands of the user, as the handle isf grasped, will come into contact with these edges and become chafed or snagged. ln addition to this, such arms, 1n order to ren- 9, 1929.l serial no. 405,932.

der the sifter construction sufficiently substantial, have had to be made of metal of heavier gauge'than is used in the body. This occasioned an added expense and prevented the utilization of scraps left over from the manufacture of the body. However, certain sifter Vconstructions have employed metal of ythe body gauge by ribbing the edges or between the edges of the arms, but leaving the edges rough andsharp. In fact, instances of suoli ribbed construction the ribs have been shaped to actas collectors of dirt and accumulated sifted material, thereby rendering the sifter unsanitary and hard to clean. v65 ln the construction of the arm embodying 'the invention disclosed herein, I'utilize sheet metal Vwhich may readily be taken from scraps obtained from the body manufacture. One arm 7 is employed to hold the top of the 70 handle 6 and the other arm 8 is employed to hold the bottom of the handle 6. Each of the arms are identical with the other and are merely used in reversed positions as disclosed in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. A lug 9 shaped for at- 75 taclnnent to the body by rivets 10 or otherwise, is provided at one end'of the arm. At the opposite end of the arm the shape conforms to that of the handle 6 so that no portion of it protrudes. In order to dispose of the rough, raw, sharp or jagged edges of each arm I have provided a beaded edge or rim 11 which extends along each side of the arm and around the end thereof in conformance with the shape of the handle, a portion 95 12 being` ribbed to completely conform with the shape of each end of the handle so as to leave a central Web 13 through which the pin, bolt or other fastening 14. is driven for attachment of the handle in the positions shown. From the circularly ribbed and beaded portion of each arm, conforming to the shape of the end of the handle, to the lug 9 at the end of each arm, l have formed beads 15 and 16 lwhich are shaped preferably in tubular 95 formation, as shown in Fig. 4, to enclose the raw edges 17 and 18 of the metal of the arms. The metal between these side beads 15 and 16 forms a. web 19. Ilhe beads are so shaped relatively to the web that, as shown in Figs. 10Q

2, 3, and 4, they lie above the web of each arm to bring the raw edges in enclosed position in the plane of the web so that the under face of the top arm and the upper face of the bottom arm will be substantially flat. Thus, the users hand will engage the fiat, smooth surface of each arm without becoming injured and without having to be subjected to the annoying presence of projectimgr ribs or beads on the arms.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. In a sifter, a body, a handle, and arms holding the handle attached to the body in substantially axial alignment therewith, each of said arms having its edges beaded to conceal them from the plane of the metal forming a web between the beads, said beads lying entirely to one side of the plane of the webs.

2. In a sifter, a body, a handle, and arms holding the handle attached to the body in substantially axial alignment therewith, each of said arms consisting` of sheet metal 'formed to produce beads alongthe edges thereof and a web extending between the beads, the edges o the metal forming the beads lying in the plane of the metal forming the web, whereby said edges will be Concealed, said beads lyingto one side of the plane of the web.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

THOMAS Gr. MELISH. 

